Study on arsenic-based life takes a beating on the Web, Washington Post “Linda Billings, a George Washington University research scientist and NASA consultant on media issues, said that based on […]
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Snarky NASA SMD Response to Snarky Public Astrobiology Discussion
The Wrong Stuff: NASA Dismisses Arsenic Critique Because Critical Priest Not Standing on Altar, Wired “What he fails to see or refuses to acknowledge is that Rosie Redfield is a […]
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Weird Arsenic-Eating Microbes Discovered? Yes. Finding E.T.? No.
NASA-Funded Astrobiology Research Discovers Earth Life Built With Arsenic, NASA “NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in […]
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Arsenic-Based Life Found on Earth
Astrobiologists: Deadly arsenic breathes life into organisms, Arizona State University “Evidence that the toxic element arsenic can replace the essential nutrient phosphorus in biomolecules of a naturally occurring bacterium expands […]
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"Life As We Know It", Redefined
Keith’s note: Multiple, reliable sources within the Astrobiology community tell me that NASA’s Astrobiology announcement tomorrow concerns Arsenic-based biochemistry and the implications for the origin of life on Earth, how […]
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NASA's Astrobiology News: Arsenic Biochemistry Anyone? (Update)
Keith’s 30 Nov note: As has happened before, NASA puts out advance notice of a provocative major discovery, media advisory and speculation goes into overdrive with titles of articles such […]
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Upcoming Astrobiolgy Announcement
NASA News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery: Science Journal Has Embargoed Details Until 2 P.M. EST On Dec. 2 “NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, […]
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Ancient Mars Looks Cozy
Silica on Mars Volcano Tells of Wet and Cozy Past “Light-colored mounds of a mineral deposited on a volcanic cone more than three billion years ago may preserve evidence of […]
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Apparently, Earth-Sized Planets Are Common
NASA Survey Suggests Earth-Sized Planets Are Common “Nearly one in four stars similar to the sun may host planets as small as Earth, according to a new study funded by […]
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Surface Water Found On Mars?
NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit Finds Evidence of Subsurface Water “The ground where NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit became stuck last year holds evidence that water, perhaps as snow melt, trickled […]